Improvement in fence and gate



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Letters Patent No. 102,576, dated llfay 3, 18,70.

IMPROVEMENT IN FENCE. AND. GATE..

The Schedule referred to in -'these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

. Be it known that I, ENocH MUIRHEID, of Greenfield, in the county of Highland and State of Ohio,

have invented certain VImprovements in Fences andV Gates, of which the following'isa specification.

Nature of the Intention.

My invention relates to an improv-einen t` in the construction of portable fences and gates; and consists in putting together the parts that compose them by the use of rods, nails, and bolts, in such a manner that the fence is self-supporting, and the posts-and rails or battens are not weakened by frequently mortising the posts and making tenons on the ends of the rails, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

Description of the ADraunbtgs.

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved fence and gate.

' Figure 2 is a transverse sectionof the gate, through the line x a.

VFigure 3 is a transverse section of the fence, through the line y y.

. Figure 4 is a lateral section of the gate.

General Description.

The pales a are nailed to the upper rail, b, and lower rail c.

The sills or ties Aare constructed broader' than those B, .and are placed at the junction of two panels. These ties A.`-and B are laid proper distances apart, allowing space enough for a post, d, between the panels.

That portion of the panels already constructed,

` by nailing the pales a to the upper and lower rails band c, is placed into recesses ein the ties A and B, and a post, d, is set between them.

The rails o are placed in the recesses e on the opposite side of the pales a to that occupied by the lower rail o.

`The wedges or keys yg are driven into the recesses e until the panels will stand alone. But one wedge or key g is shown in the drawing. It is intended, however7 in constructing the fence, that awedge or key should be made for every tie.

Pieces, h, that will extend from the pale al to the pale a are placed in the jaws tz of the posts d.

The rails j are placed on the opposite side of the pales a to the rails b, and parallel with them.

, The rails b and j and pieces 71, have holes for the reception of the bolts f. The bolts f are inserted and the nuts put on and turned until the rails 7J and j and the pieces h are bound tightly together. The nuts on rods d', having a nut the bolts f are not show-n in the drawing, being on the' other side of the fence.

The diagonal rails k are bolted together on opposite sides ofthe panels through the pales al and a2, as

shown in panel D, or rsimply together where they in tersect, as shown in panel O, or alternately.

.The panels are also vbolted to the ties B, plates Z being placed between the pales so as to cover the recesses e in the ties B.

The braces 'In are used at alternate posts d, and the stakes a are used at alternate ties A.

It will be observed that each end of vthe braces n1,

used on one side of the fence, is provided with a nut and screw, while the braces m, used on the other side, have an eye at one end instead of the nut and screw.

It -willalso be'observed that'the ends of the lbraces m having the nut and screw are bent so as to enter the holes made in the posts d and stakes n.

The end of the brace m that enters the post el is first pnt through the eye in the opposite br'ace m.

The gate has the uprights p and q, to which the strips r* are fastened by the bolts s. lhe upright 1), strip r, and bolts s, on one side of the gate, are shown by iig. 4.

The pales t are nailed to the batteus u. and fc.v

, The battens w and z are fastened opposite to the battens a and e by the boltsf.

v The diagonal battens b are fastened on opposite sides ofthe pales t, and parallel to each other.

The top and bottom'rails c are held in place by the and screw at the bottom, andan eye and a washer at the top.

The bolt e has an eye at its head. v y

The points of the rods d that are next the upright-s p and q are run through the eye 'in the head of the bolt c before the nut is put upon the rods d. A rod, f', is run through the eyes of the rods d and fastened through the uprights p and q.

The upright q is provided with the shaft g at the top, which passes through the eyes of the bolts lt', which act as hinges.

It also has a short shaft or pivot at the bottom, Y

whichworks ina metal pit in the recess'n the t-ie F.

'lherodjQ fastened by an'eye to the shaft g', is also fastened to the upright 11, and gives additional strength to the gate. v Braces k', Z', m', and at are added to the post E and panel D, to give the fence greater stability,'whi ch is required at the gate. 7

It will be observed that the battens z and c' and the top ra'il c', also the battens u and w, and thebottom rail e', form recesses for the reception of the strips Ir, and that no mortises orA tenons are used. This construction gives the gate and fence great strength, and admits of taking them to pieces frequently without doing damage to the joints.

Claims.

I claim as'my invention- 1. In combination with the panels G and D, composed of the rails c, o, b, fi, and k k, pales a al abz `and bolts j', the posts E and el, pieces 7L, plates l, ties A, B, and F, stakes n, and braces m., k', m', l', and n', ar-

ranged 'relativel y one tothe other, substantially as described, for the purpose specified.

2, In combination, the batteus u w fv z, rails c' c', pales t, bolts f, uprigbtsl 1) and q, rods d', ',f, and j', bolts e' and s and h', shaft g and pivot fi', arranged relatively one to the other, substantially as describcd, for the purpose specified.

ENOCH MUIRHEID.

Witnesses:

G. C. BUTLER, 'IH-M. ELLIOTT. 

